Email Reference Service

Your reference questions are welcome via e-mail using the form below.
Many reference questions can be answered this way; however, more complex
questions may require further consultation in person or by telephone.
We make every effort to respond to these requests quickly, and you will
generally receive a response within 24 hours, not counting weekends and
holidays. Priority will be given to questions from current UC students,
faculty, and staff members. The Library does not provide financial,
legal, medical, or veterinary advice. Please see below for more
information on the UC Davis University Library Policy on
Electronic Reference Service and
Privacy Awareness Notice for E-mail Reference.

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UC Davis University Library Policy on Electronic Reference Service

Through e-mail reference, UC Davis University Library provides
prompt assistance with a variety of types of inquiries, such as
library holdings information, search strategy in the use of the
Melvyl Catalog or CDL-hosted databases, factual questions,
statistical data, or questions about UCD University Library's unique
resources, services and facilities. E-mail reference may not
be appropriate for questions which are more complex in nature or
require more research time. The library does not provide financial,
legal, medical, or veterinary advice. Requests to check citations
or holdings will be limited to no more than five. Interlibrary
loan requests should be forwarded to the appropriate ILL unit.

For questions requiring more research time to resolve,
individuals are advised to come to the library for onsite
consultation. UC faculty, students or staff, or outside scholars
or researchers needing information on UCD unique collections may
be referred to a Librarian Subject Specialist for further
consultation by phone or e-mail.

The UCD electronic reference service is intended to support
the learning, research and continuing education needs of UC Davis
faculty, students and staff. Queries from individuals not
affiliated with UC must be limited to the unique collections and
resources of the UCD University Library. Some electronic information
sources are limited to use by faculty, staff and students of the
University of California, Davis.

We make every effort to respond to these requests quickly, and
you will generally receive a response within 24 hours, not counting
weekends and holidays.